Ethics and College Student Life: A Case Study Approach Contributor(s): Strike, Kenneth (Author), Moss, Pamela (Author) |
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ISBN: 0132343312 ISBN-13: 9780132343312 Publisher: Pearson OUR PRICE: $56.99 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 Annotation: Ethics and College Student Life: A Case Study Approach, Third edition Kenneth A. Strike & Pamela A. Moss" " "Ethics and College Student Life: A Case Study Approach" shows how five important ethical principles can help us think through morally complex situations and settle disputes. Engaging case studies of common ethical dilemmas provide students with hands-on opportunities to apply critical-thinking and problem-solving approaches. The text presents reasoning and dialoguing skills that students can use in every area of their college experience, as well as tips on building personal character, healthy college communities, and a strong society. Topics include:
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Education | Higher - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy |
Dewey: 378.198 |
LCCN: 2007013083 |
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 7.05" W x 9.09" (1.01 lbs) 280 pages |
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Publisher Description: This unique hands-on guide uses a highly effective case approach to explore specific, reality-based examples of the complex, controversial, and difficult ethical issues that students face on college campuses today-e.g., plagiarism, racism and hate speech, date rape, alcohol abuse. Then, through thought-provoking questions and critical discussions, prods readers to explore their own positions, notions, and opinions, and to justify their stances. It shows them how five important ethical principles can be used to think through these problems and to solve them in ethical dialogues. KEY TOPICS: Academic Integrity, Grading, and Cheating. Tolerance, Diversity, and Hate Speech. Privacy and Dialogue. Loyalty, Friendship, and Community. Sex, Relationships, and Power. Drinking and Living the Good Life. On Getting a Life. Religion, Relativism, and Dialogue. MARKET: For college students and anyone interested in ethics. |